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Blood Podcast

American Society of Hematology
The Blood Podcast summarizes content recently published in Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field of hematology.
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Episodes

Review Series on Clonal Tracking in Hematopoiesis

In this Review series episode, Blood associate editor Dr. Diane Krause interviews contributing authors from the Review Series on Clonal tracking in Hematopoiesis published in volume 147 issue 23 of Blood . Dr. Alejo E. Rodriguez-Fraticelli speaks to the development of his paper, " Clonal tracing of blood stem cells across mouse and human lifespans ”, which provides a detailed overview of the experimental approaches that make clonal analysis possible, and which approaches are most appropriate to ...

Jun 04, 202636 min

New Approaches: Marstacimab Therapy and HLH Biomarkers

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Johnny Mahlangu and Joseph Rocco on their articles published in volume 147 issue 9 of Blood . Dr. Mahlangu discusses study details and next steps from " Efficacy and safety of marstacimab prophylaxis in hemophilia A/B with inhibitors: results from the phase 3 BASIS trial " which shows that bleeding was reduced by 93% with subcutaneous marstacimab. Dr. Rocco shares the development behind " CXCL9 as a novel prognostic marker to...

May 28, 202618 min

Review Series on Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

In this episode, Blood deputy editor Dr. Helen Heslop interviews contributing authors from the Blood review series on hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis . Drs. Nancy Berliner and Joanne Hsu join to provide insight on their paper, “ Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults ” discussing the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment in this high-mortality disorder, and highlight emerging agents designed to modulate disease progression. Drs. Carl Allen and Bethany Verkamp reimagine diagnostic...

May 21, 202616 min

IBD augmentation of CHIP and Platelet mTOR's impact on Cerebral Malaria

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews Drs. Reuben Kapur and Robert Campbell on their latest articles published in Blood . This episode highlights two groundbreaking studies exploring how inflammation drives serious blood and immune-related diseases. In the first interview, Dr. Kapur discusses how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can both promote and worsen clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) , with large-scale human data and mouse models identifying R...

May 14, 202621 min

Long-term efficacy and safety of betibeglogene autotemcel for β-thalassemia

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Alexis Thompson, former ASH president, on her latest article published in Blood . Dr. Thompson discusses " Long-term efficacy and safety results of betibeglogene autotemcel gene therapy for transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia ." She explains transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) requires rigorous, lifelong transfusion therapy and iron chelation to manage iron overload. Dr. Kwiatkowski and colleagues discuss the long-term...

May 07, 202613 min

Effects of ZNF467 on HSPC fitness and Promotion of Follicular Lymphoma via DC-SIGN

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Francesco Forconi and Bin Guo on their latest articles published in Blood. Dr. Guo shares insights from " Nucleoplasmic ZNF467 condensates boost hematopoietic stem cell engraftment via ICAM1-mediated mechanical reprogramming ". The findings establish biomechanical regulation as an important determinant of stem cell identity and reveal new strategies for engineering stem cells with enhanced regenerative capacity. Then, Dr. For...

Apr 30, 202622 min

Pathophysiology of ANKRD26-related thrombocytopenia and B-ALL recurrence after blinatumomab

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews Drs. Shengwen Calvin Li and Hrishi Krishna Srinagesh on their latest articles published in Blood . Dr. Li discusses " Single-cell profiling of ANKRD26 thrombocytopenia reveals progenitor expansion and polyploid apoptosis via JUNB-p21 ". The study identifies reproducible abnormalities in progenitor expansion and increased apoptosis of polyploid megakaryocytes, and they propose a novel mechanism in which centrosomal over-expression of...

Apr 23, 202619 min

Real-world availability of CAR T-cell therapies

In this week's episode, Blood podcast editor Laurie Sehn interviews Drs. Edward Cliff on his latest research published in volume 147 issue 14 of Blood . Dr. Cliff discusses " Global access to commercial CAR T-cell therapies: a cross-sectional study of health technology assessment across the G20 countries " which maps the mismatch between innovation and implementation across high-income and selected-upper-middle-income countries for US Food and Drug Administration–approved products and indication...

Apr 16, 202610 min

Consequences of p53 loss and Gastrin for aGVHD of the Stomach

In this week's episode, Blood podcast editor Dr. James Griffin interviews authors Drs. Steffen Boettcher and Robert Zeiser on their recent publications in Blood . Dr. Boettcher discusses " Bone marrow failure, somatic rescue by p53 inactivation, and enhanced leukemogenesis in germ line ERCC6L2 disease ", which provides insights to disease evolution by demonstrating that p53 loss can rescue BMF phenotypes caused by biallelic mutations in ERCC6L2 , but at the cost of profound genome instability, i...

Apr 09, 202620 min

Review Series on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

In this episode, Blood Associate Editor Dr. Jason Gotlib discusses the Review Series " The New Wave of Targeted Therapeutics for MPN’s ", with authors Drs. Stefan Constantinescu, Ann Mullally, and Marina Kremyanskaya. This Review Series covers 3 areas where exciting advances are occurring. Dr. Constantinescu discusses “ Next-generation JAK inhibitors in the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms ” which describes how new ways to switch off JAK signaling are delivering a suite of new small-mol...

Apr 02, 202626 min

CH in children with SCD and Asciminib for CML in the ASC4FIRST trial

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Drs. Alexander Bick and Jorge Cortes on their latest papers published in Blood . Dr. Cortes, the current EIC of Blood Global Hematology discusses " Asciminib Demonstrates Superior Efficacy and Safety in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the ASC4FIRST Trial " wherein the planned secondary analysis showed a further efficacy advantage and a consistently favorable safety profile for asciminib relative to investigator-selec...

Mar 26, 202614 min

Emerging Mechanisms: Neutrophils and Immune thrombocytopenia from ICI

In this week's episode of the Blood podcast, editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Christian Gorzelanny and Rebecca Leaf on their latest articles published in this week's issue of Blood . Dr. Gorzelanny discusses compelling evidence for a new mechanism that amplifies their proinflammatory actions in " Lipid nanotubes unmask neutrophils for complement attack ", demonstrating the pathological role of this process in a range of inflammatory disorders in order to stimulate intense study of how to...

Mar 19, 202620 min

Hepcidin-DMT1 interaction and GPRC5D-targeting bispecific antibody for MM

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews authors Drs. Marion Falabrègue and Ajai Chari on their papers published in volume 146 issue 24 of Blood . The work of Dr. Falabrègue and colleagues in " Intestinal hepcidin overexpression promotes iron deficiency anemia and counteracts iron overload via DMT1 downregulation " indicates that iron absorption from the apical surface of enterocytes can be modulated through manipulation of the hepcidin-DMT1 interaction, opening new av...

Mar 12, 202616 min

PETAL Consortium Survival Prognosticators and How Inflammation Impacts Hematopoiesis

In this week's episode, Blood associate editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Drs. Mark Sorial and Emmanuelle Passegue on their articles published in volume 147 issue 7 of Blood . Dr. Sorial discusses " Early time to relapse as a survival prognosticator in nodal mature T-cell lymphomas: results from the PETAL consortium " where he and his team evaluated the prognostic significance of early relapse in a large retrospective cohort. They report a time to relapse of <12 months as a strong predict...

Mar 05, 202613 min

Review Series on the Structural Underpinnings of Hemostatic Plugs and Thrombotic Occulsions

This review series focuses on recent advances in resolving macro and molecular structures that have driven the field of occlusive thrombus structure and function forward. Covering multiple contributions to thrombosis, eg, platelets, factor XIII, and the contact system, the series also looks to put this new knowledge into the context of future advances in diagnostic and therapeutic tools to enhance normal hemostasis while preventing and treating unwanted thrombosis. Blood Associate Editor, Dr. Th...

Feb 26, 202629 min

VTE Risk Model in Children and a Novel Tri-specific T-cell-engager for MM

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews authors Drs. Julie Jaffray and Ulrike Philippar on their latest articles published in Blood . Dr. Jaffray discusses her CME article, " Multisite validation of a venous thrombosis risk model in critically ill children through the CHAT Consortium ", identifying patients with risks as high as 17% and taking research one step closer to the goal of personalized thromboprophylaxis for safe and effective care of high-risk children. Dr. Phi...

Feb 19, 202617 min

CAR-iNKT cell immunotherapy and Jagged2/Notch regulation of HSC

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews authors Drs. Anastasios Karadimitris and Maria Carolina Florian on their papers published in Volume 147 Issue 2 of Blood . Dr. Karadimitris' paper " Off-the-shelf dual CAR-iNKT cell immunotherapy eradicates medullary and leptomeningeal high-risk KMT2A -rearranged leukemia ", discusses the success of bispecific CAR-iNKT cells targeting CD19 and CD133 in pre-clinical models, prompting the clinical development of this class of product....

Feb 12, 202620 min

Biologic Insights and Clinical Trial Design for AML

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Paresh Vyas and Andrew Hantel on their research published in this week's issue of Blood . Dr. Vyas discusses his paper, " Rapid clonal selection within early hematopoietic cell compartments presages outcome to ivosidenib combination therapy ", which provided new insights as to when and how to intervene to circumvent resistance to AML remission. Dr. Hantel will speak about his paper, " Impact of Modernizing Eligibility Criteri...

Feb 05, 202623 min

How I Treat Series on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

In this week's episode, Blood Associate editor Dr. Hervé Dombret interviews authors Drs. Sarah K. Tasian and David T. Teachey on their contributions to the How I Treat Series on acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Dr. Tasian's paper, “ How I treat Philadelphia chromosome-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, adolescents, and young adults ” discusses the different classes of Ph-like ALL and reviews the recent trials investigating TKIs and immunotherapy specifically for this high-risk patient p...

Jan 29, 202626 min

How I Treat Series on the 25th anniversary of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

In this week's episode, Blood Associate Editor, Dr. Jason Gotlib leads a discussion about the How I Treat Series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in CML, featuring Drs. Neil Shah, Simona Soverini, Elisabetta Abruzzese, and Yves Chalandon. The introduction of TKIs revolutionized patient outcomes in CML, turning a poor prognosis—3 to 5 years life expectancy—to a manageable chronic condition. In this conversation, we'll cover management techniques...

Jan 22, 202635 min

How I Treat Series on Hematologic Complications in Pregnancy

In this week's episode, Blood Associate editor Dr. Thomas Ortel interviews authors Drs. Ware Branch and J.J. Strouse on their contributions to How I Treat hematologic complications in pregnancy. Dr. Branch's paper, “ How I diagnose and treat antiphospholipid syndrome in pregnancy ” discusses the evolving clinical and laboratory features of APS, and the treatment of cases meeting ACR/EULAR classification criteria. Dr. Strouse stresses the unique problems posed to both the mother and fetus during ...

Jan 15, 202618 min

Review Series on Marginal Zone Lymphoma

This week's episode accompanies the Review Series on Marginal Zone Lymphoma published in this week's issue of Blood . Associate editor, Dr. Philippe Armand interviews authors Dr. Juan Pablo Alderuccio and Dr. Ariela Noy on their contribution to this review series titled " The treatment of marginal zone lymphoma ". The article is crucial in highlighting the clinically and biologically heterogenous nature of MZL diseases, and how current treatment options and available research do not allow for co...

Jan 08, 202627 min

VTE Recurrence Risk Factors and poor-response AML Transplant Outcome Indicators

In this week's episode we've pulled a vault recording from 2025! Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews authors Drs. David-Alexandre Trégouët and Johannes Schetelig on their research published in volume 146 issue 19 of Blood journal. Dr. Trégouët's study conducted a genome-wide association study supplemented by transcriptome and Mendelian randomization analyses to identify 28 loci and proteins associated with VTE recurrence risk. This work provides genomic evidence that inherited variants contr...

Jan 01, 202615 min

Novel Treatment Targets for Hemophilia A and AML

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews authors Drs. Vincent Muczynski and Mark Geyer on their latest research published in Blood . Dr. Muczynski's research asks if there could there be a better gene than the factor VIII (FVIII) gene to transfer for curative treatment of hemophilia A? Dr. Geyer then explores CAR T cells armed with interleukin-18 (IL-18) secretion that target CD371, a transmembrane glycoprotein with high expression on AML and leukemia-initiating cells. B...

Dec 25, 202524 min

Novel Differentiation Therapies for AML and Prognostic Value of PET in MM

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews three of the latest Blood authors: Drs. Vijay Sankaran, Ruud Delwel, Françoise Kraeber-Bodere. Two studies on the MECOM gene have been paired in this episode, analyzing new groundwork for potential novel myeloid differentiation therapies via repression of MECOM restoring enhancer mediated CEBPA expression. We'll also hear about the results of CASSIOPET, imaging companion study of the CASSIOPEIA trial, and how achieving negativity in...

Dec 18, 202520 min

Review Series on Platelet Heterogeneity

In this Review Series episode, Blood Associate Editor, Dr. Elisabeth Battinelli discusses the Platelet Heterogeneity with authors Drs. Craig Morrell, Larry Frelinger, and Leo Nicolai. Find the full review series in volume 146 issue 24 of Blood .

Dec 11, 202519 min

Special Episode: Maternal Health in Hematology

In this special episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Arielle Langer and Blood Associate editor Dr. Marc Blondon for this special Maternal Health episode. In honor of the second Maternal Health compendium, both discuss their papers featured in this special collection. Featured Articles: β-Thalassemia minor is associated with high rates of worsening anemia in pregnancy Longitudinal profile of estrogen-related thrombotic biomarkers after cessation of combined hormonal contracept...

Dec 05, 202521 min

Analysis of IELSG37 Trial Results and PF4 in Stem Cell Aging

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin speaks with Drs. Emanuele Zucca and Sandra Pinho about their latest articles published in Blood . Dr. Zucca discusses his second analysis of the IELSG37 trial, where findings suggested that R-CHOP21 rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, administered every 21 days) may be a suboptimal frontline regimen for PMBCL. Dr. Pinho discusses the aging megakaryocytic niche and its influence on the age-associated decline...

Dec 04, 202516 min

Fixed-Duration Epcoritamab Combination Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma and Pre-Transplant Strategies for GVHD post-HSCT

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews authors Drs. Lorenzo Falchi and Robert Levy on their latest papers published in Blood Journal. Dr. Falchi discusses his work on an open-label, multicenter phase 1b/2 study evaluating fixed-duration epcoritamab with rituximab and lenalidomide in 108 patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. Dr. Levy shares his work on demonstrating that in vivo expansion of Tregs in recipients prior to transplant is possible by activa...

Nov 27, 202522 min

Advancing Blood Disorder Treatments Through Precision Therapeutics

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews authors Drs. Terri Parker and Peter Lenting on their latest papers published in Blood Journal. Dr. Lenting discusses his work on introducing a new therapeutic approach to von Willebrand disease with the development of a novel bispecific antibody (KB-V13A12) that links endogenous mouse VWF to albumin, extending VWF half-life twofold with cessation of provoked bleeding. Dr Parker shares the results of a 43-patient phase 2 study th...

Nov 20, 202515 min
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